_ _corn..machines.-since 1885; Page'B11, Aagust 5, 1979 - Sunday News | popcorn | ‘makers. Cretors & Comipany have been manufacturing. pop- initially making counter top and floor i-O-trf d « machines. To meet the . demand of mobility they } produced push cart and - horse-drawn models. . With the advent of the motor truck they went into the manufacture. of- truck - mounted equipment, which” enabled the owner to follow the fairs and. circuses. The original mobile machines were. steam operated, later converted to propane for ease of operaton. Cretors & Company in- vented the original process to blend seasoning and butter to the corn during the popping. process. These machines, operating at full’: Capacity, turn out a new batch every three minutes. Cretors & Company are still in business. You will notice their name on many popcorn machines in theatres today. Auto industry layoffs climbing in U.S. As sales drop By JAMES V. crop DETROIT (UPD “- Auto industry layoffs have topped the 30,000 mark—more than at any time since the 1974-75 recession—with car and truck production lagging THE POPCORN WAGON, a 1922 Ford Model TT was powered by a four cylinder L head engine. The body was manufactured in Chicago as a popcom wagon while the chassis was the Ford. (Courtesy of The Craven Foundation) North Van’s Leading Brake Specialists 44,676 truck units scheduled General Motors Corp., for production was down 9.7 which has fared better than per cent from last week and Ford or Chrysler in the off 37.5 per cent from last industry’s long sales slump, year. has a negligible number of workers on indefinite layoff. Car production thus far this year was pegged at The total of idled workers the country. By behind last year. The layoffs already have become a factor in contract talks under way between the Big Three car makers and the United Auto Workers union, representing 750,000 auto industry employces. Slumping sales of trucks and big cars account for most of the indefinite layoffs scattered at plants around far Motor Co. Ward’s Automotive Reports, an authoritative industry statistical journal, said Thursday U.S auto makers built 120,023 cars last week, down 9.2 per cent from the previous week and off 7.3 per cent from the same period in 1978. Truck production showed an ¢ven greater decline. The CHIEFTAIN RENTALS Cars trom $14.00 aday 200 km FREE Trucks From $14.°° a Day 987-7111 1525 Walch St., N. Van, the wT : 5,482,845, less than one per cent lower than last year at this time. Ward’s said the gap will widen as further Shutdowns for model changeover depress production. The publication said 18 car plants and six truck plants were shut down this week for model changeover or to reduce vehicle stocks. Ford's announcement this RAT) et 7 cele Adting 22025" ~ ——-bhoescoliac——workers at assembly plants in New Jersey and Georgia brought its total number of = in- definitely laid-off workers to more than 13,000. Chrysler has ap- proximately 20,000 workers on indefinite furlough and . Amenican Motors Corp. has 1,200 in that category. hasn’t begun to resemble the massive layoffs of five years ago, when as many as 40 per cent of the industry's work force was sent home. Industry sources say they do not expect the current slump to reach anything like those proportions. They point to signs that the downturn hit bottom in June = now modcrating. company's—-main- picmental Unemployment Benefits fund, which the - UAW says will be depleted by the end of September at current ratcs. The UAW has said it will bargain this summer for additional company con- tributions to beef up Chrysler's SUB fund. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKAADA KKK UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT MOHAWK NORTH SHORE MARINE SERVICE 1705 MARINE DR. NORTH VANCOUVER 985-5811 EXCELLENT SERVICE -REPAIRS Rich Schwab Rich Porta HAA AAKAAAKMAAHKAKEEKEKKEKKIKKK “Sup~ “Pictured here with Dave Thodeson is Bob Huish his new partner working in capacity of General Manager discusstig quality control. ane rt lear fal ones ow seo we beeen Es ae ~ DISC BRAKES © Pads & lining & labour * Overhaul caliper (single piston caliper) © Overhaul wheel cylinders © Flush brake system © Adjust hand brake ® Repack wheel bearings (check seal) ® Machine drums & rotors © Check master cylinder & hydraulic che as? North Van AutoBrake 1175 W. 15th ST. — 985-8705 Ce open Mon. - Sat ~ DRUM BRAKES © Brake lining & labour ® Overhaul wheel cylinders * Flush & bleed brake system ® Machine drums * Repack front wheel bearings © Check hub seals ® Check brake hardware © Check master cylinder & hydraulic lines. Most Domestic and Imports 69" 79*5 (compact) rs tox ~